Paperbacks, Etc.

Here are some nice non-Heinlein paperback covers—and a few other things as well—in my collection. A few hardcovers might sneak in, too, whether because they aren’t quite old enough to fall into the Vintage Hardcovers category or because they fit with the paperbacks of the same title.

Cover art by Karel Thole

Cover art by Ralph Brillhart

Cover art by Michael Whelan

Back cover art by Tom Kidd

Cover art by Tom Kidd

Cover art by Vincent DiFate

Cover art by W.C. Barlowe

Cover art by Paul Lehr (?)

Cover art by James Bama

Cover art by Lou Feck

Cover art by M. Hooks

Cover art by Lou Feck

Cover art by JHB

Cover art by Lou Feck

Cover art by S. Fantoni

Cover art by Shayn

For the magazine appearance of Rocket to the Morgue, which features Robert A. Heinlein as a character, see my Pulp Magazines page.

Cover art by Vev

Cover art by Joe Mugnaini

Cover art by Joe Mugnaini (The censored text against which Bradbury rails in his later Afterword)

Cover art by Barron Storey (My childhood copy)

Cover art by Donna Diamond (My old teaching copy—a very weak edit with numerous typos, however)

Cover art by Joe Mugnaini

Cover and interior art by Tim Hamilton

For “The Fireman,” the earlier novelette version of Fahrenheit 451 first published in the February 1951 issue of Galaxy, see my Other SF Art - Pulp Magazines page.

Not a paperback but an “etc.”—The Literature to Life Award given to Bradbury by the American Place Theatre in 2009. Note the opening lines of Fahrenheit 451. This came out of Ray Bradbury’s personal estate, and I was fortunate enough to pick it up at auction in 2014. Looks rather handsome on my bookshelf, doesn’t it...?

(My childhood copy)

Back art by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Michael Whelan (My old teaching copy)

For magazine appearances of stories destined for The Martian Chronicles, see my Pulp Magazines page.

Back art by Kevin E. Johnson

Cover art by Kevin E. Johnson

Cover art by Bayre. OK, not science fiction...but still quite eye-catching, eh?

Cover art by Don Dixon

Cover art by Kelly Freas

Cover art by James Gurney

Cover art by Bill Schmidt

Cover art by Murray Tinkleman

Cover art by Don Dixon

Wraparound cover art by David A. Cherry

Cover art by Bob Giusti

Cover art by Robert V. Engle

Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes

Wraparound cover art by Terry Oakes

Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes

Cover art by Vincent DiFate

Cover art by Vincent Di Fate

Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen

Cover art by Janet Aulisio

Cover art by Mautz

Cover art by Stivers

Cover art by Dean Ellis (I bought this around age 11 or 12 with Heinlein’s Space Cadet)

Cover art by David B. Mattingly

Cover art by Vincent DiFate

Cover art by R. Court

Cover art by Ralph Brillhart

Cover art by Carlos Ochagavia

Cover art by Bob Pepper

Cover art by Barclay Shaw

Cover art by Bob Pepper

Cover art by Barclay Shaw

Cover art by O'Brien

Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon

Cover art by Barclay Shaw

Cover art by Walter Velez

Cover art by Leo and Diane Dillon

Cover art by Kevin Johnson

Another non-SF, but I love the Ray Milland film, and this is an excellent book, too. I don't know how many years I owned this before noticing the nude reflected in the glass and bottle...

Cover art by Alexander

Cover art by Josh Kirby

Back cover art by Jim Burns

Cover art by Jim Burns

For Heinlein, of course, see Heinlein Cover Art.

Cover art by Mel Hunter

Cover art by David B. Mattingly

Cover art by John Schoenherr

Cover art by Ralph Brillhart

Cover art by Steele Savage

Cover art by Frank Frazetta

Cover art by Alex Schomberg

Cover art by Vincent Di Fate

Cover art by Bob Larkin

Cover art by Joe Chiodo

Cover art by B.A. Maguire

Cover art by Darrell K. Sweet

Cover art by John Jude Palencar

Cover art by Dean Ellis

Cover art by Earle K. Bergey

Cover art by John C. Berkey

Cover art by Michael Whelan

Cover art by Gino D'Achille

Cover art by Boris Vallejo

Cover art by Rick Sternbach

Cover art by George Bush

Cover art by Fernando

Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen

Cover art by Rick Sternbach

Cover art by Don Davis

Cover art by Rick Sternbach

Cover art by Ed Emshwiller

Cover art by Peirre Lacombe

Cover art by Fred-Jurgen Rogner

Cover art by R. Bertrand

Cove art by Michael R. Whelan

Cover art by Michael Parkes

Cover art by Gino D'Achille

Cover art by Dean Ellis

Cover art by H.R. Van Dongen

Cover art by Vincent DiFate

Cover art by James Bama

Back cover art by Mark Weber

Cover art by Mark Weber

Wraparound cover art by Jack Endewelt

Cover art by Attila Hejja

Cover art by Phil Kirkland

The "Don Elliot" of course are not SF...but they are early pseudonymous works of famed SF author Robert Silverberg.

Cover art by Don Daily

Cover art by Bob Habberfield

Cover art by CM

Cover art by Gerry Daly

Cover art by Vincent DiFate

Cover art by F. Accanero

Cover art by John C. Berkey

Cover art by Jack Gaughan

Back cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

Cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

Another “not a paperback” item: Genesis by the incomparable Jim Burns, painted in 1997. Mind you, this scene indeed was used on the cover of the 1998 Del Rey paperback Tales from Tethedril, edited by Scott Siegel, but obviously this is no book I’ve photographed here—it’s the original painting purchased directly from the artist himself. I took this outside on a sunny day for the rich lighting, so the glass is giving us some reflection of the trees and sky behind me, but who cares? It’s an original Jim Burns!

The painting itself thus is off the market, but if you’d like a signed print of other works directly from the artist, you can get one here: http://www.alisoneldred.com/imageJimBurns-Illustration-0-52.html. Burns is a true gent, and wonderful to work with.

Also, for another original Burns, see my Big Illustrated Books - Flights of Fancy page.

A very unique “not a paperback” item: a 5.5-inch globe of Mars as painstakingly mapped by the unfortunately mistaken Percival Lowell. This beautiful globe with its brass mount and elegant pedestal came courtesy of American artist Greg Mort, whose other similar Mars globes have been displayed by the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff and other museums. I was very happy to pick this up!

For Greg Mort lithographs and whatnot for sale, see https://www.gregmortcollection.com/.

Speaking of the theories of Percival Lowell and the outflowings therefrom, what about the bejeweled, brawling Barsoom created by Edgar Rice Burroughs for his A Princess of Mars series? Well, in late 2025 famed astronomical artist Ron Miller turned a ho-hum made-in-China globe into a beautiful Barsoom. This is a lovely companion to the piece by Greg Mort.

Another great “not a paperback”: Saturn Seen from Mimas, a beautiful original painting by Ron Miller. I absolutely love the colors! This one found a home just above where Jim Burns’s Genesis is hanging. To see other gorgeous Ron Miller art for sale—the paintings themselves, not just prints or posters or such—check out http://black-cat-studios.com/CATALOG/index.html.

A cool “not a paperback” item: Spiral Galaxy, a gorgeous original painting by famed SF artist Rick Sternbach, whose work appears—in addition to a jillion other places, including not only book covers but also throughout the old TV show Star Trek: The Next Generation, along with films as well—on a number of Larry Niven novels above. It reminds me of the cover for Tales of Known Space...but I actually prefer this one for its range of colors and its rather more detailed spray of stars. I am a sucker for a starscape!

Not sure if it’s actually “art,” but this is the flyer I made for the last course I taught—Science Fiction in Fall 2001.

Yet another “not a paperback,” but at least I know it’s art: my 8-foot mobile of the solar system. Click the pic for an 18-second video.

For a more recent 8-second video, this time without Pluto and Charon due to vertical space constraints after a move, click here.

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